The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Kingsteignton and Teignmouth, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

Teignbridge contains part of the south Devon coastline, including the Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve.

Some of the inland western parts of the district lie within the Dartmoor National Park.

[7] The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.

A modern office building was built in the grounds to serve as the council's headquarters, being formally opened on 27 April 1987.